Dead Space 3 offers microtransactions to improve weapon crafting

Dead Space 3 is the latest game to get on board the microtransaction gravy train, as spotted by eagle-eyed press at a recent EA preview event. See where your money may go below the fold.

This was spotted and grabbed by Eurogamer which explains that if Isaac or his ‘bro’ John Carver are running low on crafting resources they – as in you – can buy more via microtransactions.

In clarifying the issue, Dead Space 3 associate producer Yara Khoury told Eurogamer, “You can buy resources with real money, but scavenger bots can also give you the currency that you can use on the marketplace. So you don’t have to spend [real world] dollars.

However, you won’t be able to power up your weapons by spending real-world currency from the start. When asked about the potential of boosters getting an unfair advantage, Khoury replied,””No you can’t! “There are a lot of weapon parts that are only available to buy later in the game. Unless you’re playing through it again [on New Game Plus].”

There’s a new Humble Bundle in town, and it is sponsored by EA. But this is no THQ-esque cash grab; EA will be receiving not even a penny of the proceeds, opting instead to make this a charity drive of sorts.